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href="https://www.thelocal.no/20240909/hei-heissan-hva-skjer-how-many-ways-can-you-say-hello-in-norwegian" data-page-type="tag" data-id="795073" data-name="‘Hei, heisann, hva skjer?’ How many ways can you say 'hello' in Norwegian?" data-creative="Norwegian language" data-position="" aria-label="‘Hei, heisann, hva skjer?’ How many ways can you say 'hello' in Norwegian?" > ‘Hei, heisann, hva skjer?’ How many ways can you say 'hello' in Norwegian? </a> </h3> </div> </article> </div> <div class="hp-new__article hp-new__article--2 bottom-border hp-new__article--hero "> <article class="article-card article-card--hero article--members " data-id="727461"> <a href="https://www.thelocal.no/20230303/a-language-experts-three-tips-for-learning-norwegian" class="article-card__media" data-page-type="tag" data-id="727461" data-name="A language expert’s three top tips for learning Norwegian" data-creative="Norwegian language" data-position="" aria-label="A language expert’s three top tips for learning Norwegian" > <img class="lazyload" width="616" height="391" data-src="https://apiwp.thelocal.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=webp,width=616,quality=75/https://apiwp.thelocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tim-gouw-1K9T5YiZ2WU-unsplash-1.jpg" alt="A language expert’s three top tips for learning Norwegian"> <span class="article-card__members">For Members</span> </a> <div class="article-card__content"> <div class="article-card__meta"> <a href="https://www.thelocal.no/tag/norwegian-language" class="tag" aria-label="Norwegian language">Norwegian language</a> </div> <h3> <a href="https://www.thelocal.no/20230303/a-language-experts-three-tips-for-learning-norwegian" data-page-type="tag" data-id="727461" data-name="A language expert’s three top tips for learning Norwegian" data-creative="Norwegian language" data-position="" aria-label="A language expert’s three top tips for learning Norwegian" > A language expert’s three top tips for learning Norwegian </a> </h3> <p>Learning Norwegian can seem like 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